The old marshal looked at Zhang Gongbo silently, without too much hatred and reproach, but asked, "What is your plan?" ”

"I was reinstated by General Yoo Fusu Tekh, and I had the Gyeonggi Defense Force. According to the plan of the Moyu military division, my soldiers got you without blood, and we have the Central Garrison. Zhang Gongbo stretched out his hand, raised his chin, and said with a smile, "With these two things, I have everything, now Chang'an is an empty city, and when my troops reach Chang'an to control more generals, I will have half an empire, as long as the cold kite on the front line dies, there will be no obstacles in front of me." ”

"You want to kill the cold kite and then surrender to the Federation?"

"As long as I can live."

"Even if the entire empire becomes a slave of the Federation and can't hold its head up for the rest of its life, it doesn't matter?"

"As long as I can live."

For a while, the old marshal had a feeling of loss, yes, live, in this era of collapse, up to the princes and generals, down to the common people, who doesn't want to live? Is it easy to live in a high position and with great power in your hands? No, it's just a change of identity struggling to survive, a different place of struggle, and a different method of struggling.

Survival, this is a basic need, but it is also a dream that everyone in this era is desperately trying to chase.

The matter has come to this point, and the old marshal does not want to blame or insult Zhang Gongbo, it is meaningless, and it can't change anything, but he never thought that this war would end in such a way, the empire that experienced the double blow of the first year of Honkai and the third year of Honkai will be destroyed after 12 years of reconstruction, and everyone's efforts will be in vain, and everyone will die in vain.

In just a few minutes, the old marshal seemed to be dozens of years old, and said with a melancholy look on his back: "The generals are ashamed of Luan, I am ashamed of the kite, and the entire empire is ashamed of their family." ”

Zhang Gongbo respectfully gave a military salute to the old marshal, and said softly: "Marshal, please rest well, and be promoted by the marshal below, this kindness is not forgotten, I promise you, you will survive." ”

...

The news that the generalissimo was kidnapped by Zhang Gongbo, and the pro-conscription troops were coerced, and the news of rushing to Chang'an with the Gyeonggi defense troops soon spread throughout the front.

All the generals, all the officers, all the soldiers did not expect that the long-awaited support not only did not come, but that there was a fire in the rear, and they sacrificed their lives on the front line, and finally turned around to find that there was no one behind them, and all the pillars and reasons that supported them to advance were gone.

The country will not be there, why fight?

At the front command of the Imperial Army, Leng Kite sat at the table, the documents on the table were already scattered, and there were leftover cigar heads, cigarette ash, and some sparks with residual warmth, slowly burning those important documents, but Leng Kite didn't seem to see it, just smoked cigars one after another, and the whole tent was full of smoke.

After a while, a general strode in, straightened his waist, saluted Leng Kite, and said in a deep voice: "The commander of the 11th Army of the Wilderness Expeditionary Force reports to the vanguard general that our unit has left the front line and is about to rush to the aid of Chang'an, exterminate the rebels, and recapture the marshal. ”

Leng Kite's slender fingers flicked off the ash of the cigar, her dark purple eyes were bloodshot, she stared at the general silently, and said, "I didn't give the order to evacuate, why did the general withdraw his troops?" ”

The general still maintained a saluting posture and said in a deep voice: "The marshal is the foundation of the country, and there must be no mistakes, and this move is for the sake of justice." ”

"For the sake of the good." Leng Kite smiled briefly and said faintly, "Good one for the sake of righteousness." ”

"General, take care." The general put his hand down and strode out of the military tent.

Soon, the second general ran in, his body was covered with dust, his gestures were emitting the smell of gunsmoke, the whole person's eyes were red, his face was yellow, he should have experienced days of fierce battles on the front line, and after coming in, he directly said loudly: "The commander of the 6th Division of the 3rd Army of the Wilderness Expeditionary Force reported to the vanguard general that our department has left the front line, and if you want to return to Chang'an to suppress bandits, please take care of the general!" ”

After finishing speaking, he didn't say hello and quit the military tent directly.

The third general ran in, no, not the general, but the chief of staff, the commander of their army has been honorably martyred in the fierce battle, the chief of staff took over the command as the acting military chief, this is a white-faced scholar wearing glasses, his voice is not so loud and soft, but he still said in a deep voice: "The chief of staff and acting commander of the 5th Army of the Wilderness Expeditionary Force reported to the vanguard general that the marshal is in trouble, and our department is about to come back to help, please take care of the general." ”

One commander after another ran in, some were their own generals, and some were killed by their superiors who took over the command, and they all said goodbye to Leng Kite and rushed to Chang'an with their headquarters soldiers and horses.

Why come back? The reason is simple, the Reich has already lost, although the war continues, but this war has already been lost, there are no reinforcements, there is a rebellion in the rear, and it is only a matter of time before the Reich is defeated at the front, and it has even become a fact.

If defeat is already doomed, why fight hard? For the Empire? There is no one behind you, where is the Empire? Even if you can still see the empire, whose empire is it? Your empire? Generalissimo's empire? Or Zhang Gongbo's empire?

Martyrdom and martyrdom, so there must be a country for people to be martyred, right?

In addition, there is another reason why the generals unanimously returned to Chang'an, and that is to compete for the marshal.

The main forces of front-line operations are the Eagle Banner Army and the Wilderness Expeditionary Force, leaving aside the Eagle Banner Army for the time being, just talking about the Wilderness Expeditionary Force, this army has the lowest status in the Imperial Army, and its general status is also the same.

This time Zhang Gongbo rebelled, if a general can succeed in the conquest and recapture the marshal, he can not only obtain supreme military merits and leave his name in history, but also equivalent to holding the marshal in his own hands and sweeping away the rabble.

With the card of Marshal, you can be loyal to the monarch and patriotism, return the marshal to its place, and achieve fame yourself. You can also coerce the empire to make the marshal a puppet and hold the power yourself.

At this moment, for many generals, the war with the Federation is no longer important, losing is a foregone conclusion, how to survive after losing is the key, and living here does not only refer to physical life.

More and more generals came to say goodbye, the reasons were all for the sake of righteousness, they were bright and majestic, but they all had their own ghosts, and everyone invariably pointed at Chang'an, pointing to the center of power in the empire.

In less than a day, except for the Eagle Banner Army of Leng Kite's headquarters, and a small part of the wilderness expeditionary force that regarded death as home, the other armies had already withdrawn, and Leng Kite didn't say anything during the whole process, didn't severely reprimand, and didn't shoot the officer Liwei, just looked at them and watched silently.

When the last general came to say goodbye, Leng Kite asked him: "Is power really so charming?" ”

The general was silent for a long time, and finally saluted Leng Kite, leaving a sentence: "Power is a furnace, and we are all firewood." ”